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Description
The nature of the most extreme astronomical phenomena is better understood through observing their GeV and TeV gamma-ray flux, preferably by quickly following up on any transient events and continuously monitoring source flux variation. An Imaging Air Cherenkov Telescope (IACT) site in Australia, as part of a worldwide network of IACTs, would be a crucial part in achieving 24-hour all-sky coverage at these energies. Small arrays of telescopes were thus simulated to study the performance of an Australia-sited array with varying altitude, number of telescopes, layout, and telescope design. This update will include an overview of this telescope network idea, the results from the performance study, and the current work on improving the performance with stereoscopic and topological triggers.
